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By SHARON ROWEN | KAY NEWSCOW EXCLUISIVE

NEWKIRK — Kay County District Attorney Brian Hermanson gave the opening statements today in the Joel Benjamin Kassen murder trial.

PONCA CITY — Ponca City police responded to the 300 block of N. Birch Monday at 4:08 p.m. after receiving a report that fugitive Andrew Quinn Pappan, 23, was at the residence.

NEWKIRK — Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers and Newkirk fire and ambulance responded to an accident tonight at 5:50 p.m. at the intersection of Ranch Drive and Bender Road.

BLACKWELL — A pursuit that started in Kay County Friday evening ended in Kansas with a New Mexico man arrested.

The Newkirk Go Getters 4H received the Noble Cause Award today for their work with interviewing Veterans for the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame pilot Pathways program.

By SHARON ROWEN | KAY NEWSCOW

PONCA CITY — Last call came early at Lola’s Bar this week when the lights went out at the Quality Inn.

PONCA CITY — The Ponca City Long John Silvers / A&W Root Beer location, 1102 east Prospect, served their last Fish and More and Root Beer Floats tonight.

NEWKIRK — Kay County fugitive Kassandra Mary Jean Anderson, 22, Kaw City, was arrested by a Kay County deputy Sunday night following a high speed pursuit in the Tonkawa area.

PONCA CITY — Former Ponca City minister Tim Hall returns to sign his new book titled Beautiful Interference at Brace Books & More on Friday Oct. 18 from 11 am to 1 p.m.

By SHARON ROWEN | KAY NEWSCOW

NEWKIRK — Kay County has 23,426 registered voters. A total of 2,254 of those made it to the polls Tuesday to vote in the county sales tax election. The count does not include provisional ballots.